Fig. 6. Evolutions of electronic structures of highly disordered RuO2 nanosheets during OER process.
a, b 3D contour plots for in situ Ru K-edge XANES data, c, d 2D contour plots of edge regions, e, f difference (ΔI = INth – I1st) in normalized intensity and g, h ΔI for the peak (A) of in situ Ru K-edge XANES data in 0.5 M H2SO4 and 1 M KOH electrolytes. In situ FT-EXAFS data and overlapped data of aRu200 in i, j 0.5 M H2SO4 and k, l 1 M KOH electrolytes. The insets in j, l provide enlarged views to highlight the change of the first FT peak intensity and position upon the application of electrical potential. In situ Raman data of m aRu200 and n bulk RuO2 in 1 M KOH and o aRu200 and p bulk RuO2 in 0.5 M H2SO4 electrolytes. The inset in m provides an enlarged view to highlight the shift of the Raman peak at 400–600 cm−1 upon the application of electrical potential. The arrows in i, j, k, l, m are guides to highlight the shift of peaks.
